A significant majority (62%) of leaders believe Division I is headed in a negative direction. This frank assessment is most pronounced among university presidents and chancellors (80%), reflecting a concern at the highest levels of institutional leadership about the stability of college sports.

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Impact of the House settlement on Division I college sports as a whole:

A disruptive financial and operational shift: The vast majority of leaders (76%) believe the overall impact of the House settlement on Division I will be negative. That negative outlook includes 88% of college presidents and chancellors.

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Impact of the House settlement on the overall college athlete experience:

FBS football athletes: A majority (60%) believe the House settlement will have a positive impact on the experience of FBS football athletes, with athletics directors holding an even more optimistic view (75%).

Men’s and women’s basketball athletes: Division I leaders hold mixed views about the impact of the House settlement terms on the overall experience of men’s and women’s basketball players. Nearly half (48%) see a positive impact for men’s basketball athletes and 40% see a negative impact. Only 38% of Division I leaders see a positive impact on the overall experience for women’s basketball athletes and 45% see a negative impact. Among the overall respondents, athletics directors have a different viewpoint, with the majority (63%) seeing a positive impact for men’s basketball athletes and half (50%) seeing a positive impact for women’s basketball athletes.

Collegiate Olympic sports athletes: Leaders overwhelmingly foresee a negative impact on athletes in men’s sports other than FBS football and basketball (80%) and women’s sports other than women’s basketball (78%). Even athletics directors who generally show a more optimistic viewpoint on many issues responded similarly to all other respondents, with nearly three-quarters saying that the House settlement terms will have a negative impact on the experience of athletes in collegiate Olympic sports.

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